Our children tend to be late talkers. However, they have always founds ways to communicate their needs regardless of the spoken word. But to ease the struggle and frustration both for our kids and for ourselves, we have aimed to work on using sign language to better converse with our tiny tots.
I sat in the living room explaining to my almost 4 year old that I was sorry. Sorry I lost my temper. Sorry that I let something little get in between her and I. Sorry for not prioritizing her over something trivial. In those moments of regret, both she and I learned something. She learned…
I always wanted to stay home with my kids. I wanted to be there for every field trip and every milestone. This was a fact that my (not then) husband knew from the day we met, literally. It was an emotional decision then when the time came to quit teaching and walk away from being…
“MOMMMM! Can you hear me?! I’m singing a song for you,” my nearly 4 year old screamed from the next room. What she didn’t know is that I had turned on the baby monitor to make sure her sister stayed asleep and the second camera was on too… …and was sweetly serenading me with every…
Life with toddlers is difficult isn’t it? The precious little babe you once had is now a tantrum-filled toddler that seems to rage at what seems like nothing. Each day is new, beautiful, and a little bit scary. And maybe what worked yesterday is falling flat today so you feel like you’re troubleshooting toddlerhood and…
My oldest is currently two and a half. She is working towards discovering her independence, but she is also struggling with not feeling confident enough or with getting frustrated. I know that this is just the first stage in her life where she will feel like she cannot conquer a task she is trying. However,…
Baby learning is easy. Every single day is new and all that happens each day is new as well. Show a baby a zipper and they learn. Put their hand under running water and they learn. Parents are narrators to the world around their kids and facilitators in making even the mundane an adventure to be…
Getting toddlers involved in chores is important to help them feel like they are contributing and to encourage their natural desire for independence. From using Dishwasher tabs to help them have more control in helping with dishes to giving them ways to mimic your own efforts to complete household chores, there are a number of…
Having multiple children can mean having to learn and understand how to cater to each child’s unique personality and needs. Rather than have children who all live under the shadow of the oldest or older child, there are ways to help younger siblings shine. This is so important in validating who they are and their…
I am all for intentional parenting. In fact, I advocate for it. But when does well meaning and calculated child-rearing cross the line and become helicopter parenting? I admit that it has taken me three years to realize that my worst fear of being the helicopter parent I saw all the time while teaching was…
Living in Boston is expensive. In fact, it’s rated as being in the top 5 most costly places to live in the United States. So it’s no wonder there is an expansive homeless population all around us. While my heart aches for each of them, it’s difficult trying to explain to a 3 year old…
We live in a scary world. I am not sure if it’s really darker than the days of the Holocaust, the days of the Mongol conquests, or any time the world has been at war. We just live in an age when news happens instantaneously and what is a world away seems like it’s in…